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India Considers Delay to Coal Power Closures

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India’s coal power fleet could grow from 204GW to 250GW by 2030 under proposals that suggest curbing less capacity than planned.

  • India’s government is studying a slower retirement of aging coal-fired power plants as it also adds newer sites.
  • Officials are considering a proposal to shutter less than 5GW of existing capacity by the end of the decade compared with previous plans to shutter 25GW by the same date.
  • India is struggling with surging electricity demand and a global energy shortage.

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